Muhammad Afzal Gill Explained

Muhammad Afzal Gill
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:15 August 2018
Term End:14 January 2023
Constituency:PP-248 Bahawalpur-IV
Birth Date:1 February 1964
Birth Place:Hasilpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Muhammad Afzal Gill is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999, again from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 February 1964 in Hasilpur.[1]

He has the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of LL. B. Bachelor of Laws which he obtained in 1995 from the Islamia University Bahawalpur.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of (PML-N) from Constituency PP-224 (Bahawalpur-VII) in the 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 17,984 votes and lost the seat to Riaz Ahmed, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-224 (Bahawalpur-VII) in the 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 39,334 votes and defeated the candidate of PPP, Riaz Ahmed.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Constituency PP-274 (Bahawalpur-VIII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-248 (Bahawalpur-IV) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[5] He defeated PTI candidate Zain Bukhari.

In the 2024 General Election, Muhammad Afzal Gill was defeated by the independent woman politician Farzana Khalil Bajwa.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620014139/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1114. 20 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP. 26 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf. 30 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
  4. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. 16 January 2018.
  5. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .
  6. Web site: Notification - Results 2024 General Elections Punjab Assembly. GEO News. 2024-02-09.